Starting in July, QM is implementing a number of changes related to the course review process to improve the rigor of reviews and to provide more services to subscribers. These changes include naming protocols, new …

Humanizing Your Online Class Webinar: A Success!

Yesterday, Faculty eCommons, in conjunction with Inside Higher Ed, presented a free webinar featuring Michelle Pacansky-Brock and it was a success! Michelle shared examples of what students identify as valuable characteristics of a “humanized” online class and identified key tips and strategies for harnessing the potential of emerging technologies to make online classes personal, meaningful, and memorable.

This webinar is part of a larger online professional development Micro-MOOC, Human Element: An Essential Online Course Component, being delivered via the Canvas Network. You can join the MicroMOOC by clicking here.

Michelle Pacansky-Brock is a noted online instructor, faculty development specialist, and leader in the field of online education. She is currently serving as a member of the 2014 Horizon Project Higher Education Advisory Board and is chair-elect for the 2014 Sloan-C International Emerging Technologies Symposium for Online Learning. Michelle is also the author of Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies and How to Humanize Your Online Class with VoiceThread. She is an online associate faculty at Mt. San Jacinto College, an active speaker, consultant, and has received two Sloan-C Awards for her online teaching excellence.

Starting in July, QM is implementing a number of changes related to the course review process to improve the rigor of reviews and to provide more services to subscribers. These changes include naming protocols, new …

“Those teachers who are students of their own effects are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.”
~John Hattie (2008)
One of the largest influences on student satisfaction and/or success is a faculty …

How Does Group Work Relate to Student-to-Student Engagement and Overall Success of Course Design? Dr. Melissa Kaulbach and James Bryan Smith answer this question during this episode of Ed Tech Du Jour.

Dr. Joohi Lee, Associate Professor, College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Texas at Arlington, was a recipient of AP’s Faculty Research Grant in our 2012 round of proposals for her proposal, …

“Those teachers who are students of their own effects are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.”
~John Hattie (2008)
One of the largest influences on student satisfaction and/or success is a faculty …

“Those teachers who are students of their own effects are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.”
~John Hattie (2008)
One of the largest influences on student satisfaction and/or success is a faculty …

This article was originally written by Academic Partnerships Chairman and CEO, Randy Best, for Inside Higher Ed. Click here for the original post.
As the hype around MOOCs has subsided, a frequently asked question in …

It’s Quality Matters day! Each week, we highlight a Quality Matters standard and review its importance in an online course and how we evaluate this standard.
Today, we are reviewing Quality Matters Standards 1.8
General Standard 1 …

“Those teachers who are students of their own effects are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.”
~John Hattie (2008)
One of the largest influences on student satisfaction and/or success is a faculty …

“Those teachers who are students of their own effects are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.”
~John Hattie (2008)
One of the largest influences on student satisfaction and/or success is a faculty …

Anyone involved in the field of educational technology has probably run across headlines like this: “7 Tools That Will Change Education” or “10 Educational Apps Every Teacher Should Have”. I see them on Twitter almost …

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